Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President
In this time of pandemic, like everybody else, I found myself confined to either home, or in my case also spending long hours at work, listening to a lot of music. Whether live online broadcasts…
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Here is a list of local Blues & Roots Musicians**
Please help if you are able to!
Ben Rice, paypal.me/BenRiceMusic
Big Monti paypal.me/BigMontiNashville, Venmo @Monti-Big
Brian Foxworth, Venmo @Foxworth-Brian, Zelle @BrianFoxworth, Cash…
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Important Message
from the Cascade Blues Association
If you’re reading this and you’re a member of the Cascade Blues Association the website now contains your monthly issue of the BluesNotes online. Due to the coronavirus situation and its…
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There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here.
Bernard Allison – Songs From The Road (Ruf Records)
Jimmy Johnson – Every Day Of Your Life (Delmark Records)
John “Blues” Boyd –…
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Old School
Polymerase Records
Review by Greg Johnson
On his sophomore release, Old School, guitarist Tom Gilberts continues to display his full-tone sound and tasteful string work. He hits the notes just as they’re supposed to be—with meaning…
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Ice Cream in Hell
Alligator Records
Review by Randy Murphy
One could quite quickly exhaust a long list of adjectives trying to describe Tinsley Ellis’s new album, Ice Cream in Hell. “Searing? Sure. “Gutsy?” You bet. “Combustable?”…
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Three Pints Of Gin
Blue Beet Records
Review by Greg Johnson
There are those artists that, when you hear they have a new recording, you just can’t wait to get your hands on it and give it a spin. Richard Ray Farrell is exactly that type of…
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by Greg Johnson,
Cascade Blues Association President
Making the decision to cancel our membership meeting for April was truly tough. In the 19 years that I have been president, we have only had to cancel twice before. Both of those dates were…
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Spirit Of Freedom
Self Release
Review by Greg Johnson
This is a stunning work documenting the Civil Rights movement from first-hand recollection in spoken word by Karen Haberman Trusty alternating with song presentation by the incredible LaRhonda…
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The Journey To Memphis is the Cascade Blues Association’s regional competition to select the acts that will represent our organization and region in 2021’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Up to 250 acts from around the…
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Ramblings On My Mind – May 2020
Virtual Tip Jars for Musicians
Important Message
April New Music Releases
Tom Gilberts
Tinsley Ellis
Richard Ray Farrell
Ramblings on My Mind – April 2020
LaRhonda Steele & Karen Haberman Trusty
2020 Journey To Memphis Application Deadline April 7